MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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